Maybe we should consider doing a big withdrawal from big tech for New Year's Eve resolutions. I am planning on leaving Amazon and de-googling my phone for my resolution. Maybe if others plan the same thing, we could all rip off the band-aid together.

I'm thinking of finally ditching FB.

If you are one of the several hundred Patriots enrolled in our Linux for Beginners course, your invitations for tomorrow's Saturday Linux Workshop (to be held Sat. Dec. 11th @ 5:00pm EST) are being sent out to your email right now! (If you can't be there live, the Saturday workshops are always recorded so you can watch them later on the LMS!)

This week's topic is: Digital Freedom on your Mobile phones and Mobile devices with Linux!

Join us as we discuss everything you need to know to move away from 'big tech' tyrants on your Mobile device, including a discussion of what devices are the best to use for privacy, and how to "de-Google" your phone yourself or start your own business de-Googling phones for other Patriots!

See you at tomorrow's live workshop!

@Jeffrey_Peterson

On this Telegram channel, we teach Patriots how to defeat tyrannical 'big tech' organizations like Microsoft (Windows), Apple, Google, and more, by learning to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System.

We go beyond the concept of 'alternate platforms', to the place where you need to be to truly take back control -- the operating system level -- and show you how to get complete control over your technology, once and for all. Linux is the future, it is Digital Freedom!

@Jeffrey_Peterson

If you're not there yet, you can learn by assimilation by watching 5,000 other Patriots along their journey to Digital Freedom, in our Technology Chat Room.

It's already the most popular technology chat on Telegram! -> @jptchat

Fire Bill Gates from your technology devices! Pictured: The 'Wintertown' Screen Saver from Windows, running on Linux under WINE. Without Microsoft.

Learn a better way. Leave Big Tech. On this channel, we teach Patriots how to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System. Start your Linux journey in our technology forums -> forums.jeff.pro

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Can't find a good church?

Find a few friends and gather.

Read the Word together.

Sing a song, even if your voice quavers a bit.

It will do you good.

❗️The Right to Modify Hardware and Software for Personal Use

In addition to having the right to choose between Free Open Source Software (FOSS) and proprietary software, we believe that we should also have the right free from corporate hindering to modify hardware and/or software for our own use.

From Admin @Slamminbones:

"I'm not sure if this is common knowledge now or not, but according to repair . org : "The U.S. Copyright Office has determined that users should be able to tinker with their firmware to perform security research, improve security and detach devices from from default passwords.""

However, we know that this is not always the case with Big Tech corporations such as Apple, Google, and Microsoft, for example.

Another admin suggested: "...(D)oes anyone have contacts to some decent congressmen ? I've thought about making some proposals on 'right to run your own OS' and rights on (technical specifications) for writing your own drivers, basically prohibiting...the '(Hardware-&-Software)-as-one-product' combination. By my proposal, a (Hardware) vendor MUST provide specs so people can write drivers on their (own), failing to do so (would lead) to full ban from the market."

We, The People can get this moving by bringing this to the attention of our elected representatives at the state and federal level and demanding that this issue be addressed and resolved in a constitutional manner. You can also reference the link below for more information on repair . org.

🔗: https://www.repair.org/stand-up

On this Telegram channel, we teach Patriots how to defeat tyrannical 'big tech' organizations like Microsoft (Windows), Apple, Google, and more, by learning to use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Linux Operating System.

We go beyond the concept of 'alternate platforms', to the place where you need to be to truly take back control -- the operating system level -- and show you how to get complete control over your technology, once and for all. Linux is the future, it is Digital Freedom!

@Jeffrey_Peterson

I have a 5 year old Acer that would load but Would freeze once it would open making it impossible to download anything. Any suggestions on how I can wipe out windows and load Linux?

Sorry I should have answered this as I have recently been experimenting with these types of things. The media players I have encountered in Linux are full of features and outclass anything found in windows.

https://alternativeto.net/software/realplayer/

What's the best Linux operating system if you want to have the option of doing art and animation? Can't stand Windows. Have a pretty new laptop with 16 GB Installed RAM. 64 bit operating system.

I ditched Facebook back in 2010. People look at me strange when I mentioned that.

Do it, FB sucks. I haven't used FB in years and couldn't be happier. I get all of the social media I need from Telegram.

Windows is full of stuff I never use and only gets in the way of the things I do use. Over bearing, tyrannical, system.

Hey Jeff and other's just wanted to let everyone know that i got recently a pixel 5a.... Then I instantly loaded calyxos on it.... Life couldn't be more simple now... ✌️peace lads

Anybody have any experience with wearables for degoogled android? Was thinking about trying PineTime. Mainly I want to get notifications

Happy Sunday, Friends! 🥳 How's everyone doing on your Free and Open Source Software Journeys? How are you liking the Linux Operating System? Are you learning anything?

Just checking-in! Let me know how you're doing in the comments!

@Jeffrey_Peterson

Friends, here's a great Telegram channel, published by one of our Admins here at Jeff.pro, Patriots Quest. Great Linux and tech oriented content, consider giving him a follow!

https://t.me/patriotsquest